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THE SUNDAY OREGON IAN, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 10, 1907. 'J OVER BY tin and the large existing demand for it. The alluvial deposits in the Malay States are approaching exhaustion. The deposits in the Dutch East Indies, on the islands of Banca and Bllllton, are in a similar position. Scarcity of coolie labor Is severely handicapping the tin-mining Industries in those centers. Bolivia is ad vancing its production, and for some years to come will maintain a large an nual output. Finally, however, consum ers of tin will have to depend upon Aus tralia and Tasmania for the principal part of their, tin supplies. Africa may develop Into a tln-mlnlng country of Im portance. It Is possible, also, that some of the mountain districts of Southeastern Asia may become centers of profitable tln-mlnlng enterprises, and capital may In future times open up tin-bearing veins PULLS OVER CORPSE Conductor Killed by Careless ness of Motorman. Hideous Find of George Stubbs in His Basement. CRASHED INTO FROM BACK STARTS TO BURY THE DEAD in some of the old alluvial tin fields In' the Malay States. The proved tin fields of Australia, how ever, are ample to supply the world's wants, and their slow development Is due solely to the scarcity of capital. As the demand for tin becomes still keener this will, doubtless, be satisfactorily rem edied by the Introduction of European capital into tln-mlnlng enterprises. Is on Fender, Adjusting Trolley, When far Following Runs Into Him, Knocking Him Under the Car Wheels Instant Death. Grewsome Mystery of Old Woman's Death Kxcltes Massachusetts Vil lage Thrown Downstairs and Then Left to Die. 1 SEATTLE. Wash.. Nov. IP. (Special.) Carelessness on the part of Motorman L. A. Stuckcy. of the Seattle Electric Com pany, resulted last night in the instant death of Frank K. Iyon. a conductor, who was run over and killed by Stuckey'a car at First avenue South and Weller street. Stuckey was arrested, was held several hours and then released on his own re cognizances to appear before Coroner Frank M. Carroll, wh oprobably will hold an inquest Monday. Lyon was the con ductor of a southbound Toungstown elec tric car. with Motorman Robb on the front end. At First avenue and Weller street the pole slipped from the trolley wire. L.yon stepped from the rear steps around on to the fender, which was pulled up, and standing on this, was adjusting the trol ley to its place. Behind the Youngstown car was West Queen Anne car No. 313. with Motorman Stuckey and ' Conductor Wilcox in charge. Witnesses declare that Stuckey made no effort to stop hie car and with a crash it jammed into the Youngstown car. Lyon was knocked oft the fender and fell be neath the wheels of the West Queen Anne car. The right forward trucks passed over his body and instantly crushed out his life. So quick was his death that not a sound was heard from him. Lyon was unmarried. 1H5PECTTRUST GOMPJUIIES VXDER SAME CLASSIFICATION" AS NATIONAL BANKS. Reported That Such Policy Will Be Recommended by President for the Safety of Depositors. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Nov. 7. Men who have talked with the President very recently and those who are In touch with the Treas ury Department expect the President to recommend in his annual message that trust companies be placed on equal foot ing with National banks, and be re quired to make the same returns to the (Secretary of the Treasury. The recent doping of several large trust companies and the discovery that their officials were making improper UHe of their deposits has had the effect of shaking public con fidence in these kinds of banks. According to popular belief, and ac cording to men well Informed on finance, this improper use of the people's money could not have been made if trust com panies were subject to Inspection by Na tional bank examiners and were held accountable to the United States Treas ury, as are National banks. Because of popular distrust this has caused a heavy drain on trust companies since the recent financial erlpis, and disastrous results in some instances where banks were perfect ly sound. In contrast to the trust companies the recent flurry demonstrated the soundness of the National banks, which with one exception withstood the recent financial disruption. This experience left no doubt in the public mind that National banks are safer by far than trust companies because of their Federal licenses. Not one of the many trust companies now are ac countable to the National Government. It Is reported that the President, in rec ommending Federal licensing of trust companies, will ask Congress to require such hanks to have a reserve fund of at least 2T p. r cent. He will, of course, want them made subject to Investigation hy National bank examiners, and their offi cials will be prohibited from borrowing the company's funds. In other words, they will be placed on the same footing as the National banks. If successful In (securing such legislation, the President will have taken a long step towards' re storing public confidence in trust com panies. REPORT BIG STEEL OUTPUT Production Probably will Be Cur tailed This Month. CLEVELAND. O., Nov. 9. Reports from the building trades reveal some remarkable conditions. Although for ii number of weeks new business Iihs been reduced to a small volume, sta tistics of production for the past month show that seldom in the history of the trade have such large tonnages been turned out, For example, the Ameri can Bridge Company, the largest pro ducer of structural material, turned out 60.nno tons last month, but sold only one-third of that amount. A steel corporation made surprising records at Pittsburg. The Carnegie Com P.nybrokp records at Its various plants. ,lp "linois Steel Company not only broke all its previous records hut did so in every individual department in all three works. Eolith Chicago, Milwaukee and Jol et. Kven more surprising than all these was the blast furnace production for Octo ber, which, according to the statistics of the Iron Trade Review, reached a new high point in the history of the trade the production being 2.S5:.5.K) tons, com pared with the largest output. 2,291 0.T0 tons in May of this year. In other words the production for October was at the rate of about SK.OOO.nno tons a year. The statistics for November will doubtless tell a vastly different story. Many sheet and tlnplate mills have been closed and the sheet-bar mills of the steel corporation at Columbus and HellHire are Idle. The corporation now has 21 blast furnaces out of commis sion and independent concerns are cur tailing their product. Hence, It may be confidently expected that the out put of both pib iron and finished ma terials would be much smaller this month than for any previous month of the year. This policy Is believed by men in the iron trade to he a, wise one and it will prevent demoralization in prices, which up to date have been maintained re markably well. The World's Tin Supply. Engineering Magazine. The active tln-mlnlng fields of the world are few in number, and generally speaklng, are not In a very healthy con dition, notwithstanding the hifih value of PUBLISHES DUCHE PRAYER Supplication of First Chaplain for Continental Congress. GREENWOOD, S. C, Nov. 9. (Special.) The Index, of this city has Just pub lished the first prayer offered in the Con gress of the United States by Rev. Jacob Duche, Its first chaplain, a copy of the supplication having been found in an old family scrapbook by a correspondent. The prayer speaks eloquently of the stress of that stormy period, when the new-born American states were strug gling against enormous odds to maintain that liberty which was to them the breath of life. Dr. Duche was a militant and strong hearted person, who did not scruple in the time of great need to call upon the Deity for help against the enemies of the new nation as well as for the enlighten ment and direction of the counselors of the Nation, for whom he was offering his petition. "O Lord,, our Heavenly Father, high and mighty King of Kings and Lord of Lords, who doth from thy throne behold all the dwellers on earth and relgneth with power supreme and unlimited over all kingdoms, empires and governments, look down Ui mercy, we beseech Thee, on these American States, who have fled to Thee from the rod of the oppressor and thrown themselves on Thy gracious pro tection, desiring to be henceforth depend ent only on Thee. To Thee they have appealed for the righteousness of their cause: to Thee do they look up for that countenance and support which Thou alone canst give. "Take them. therefore, Heavenly Father, under Thy ministering care; give them wisdom in council and valor in the field; defeat the malicious designs of our cruel adversaries; convince them of the unrighteousness of their cause, and if they still persist in their sanguinary pur pose, O let the voice of Thine own uner ring Justice, sounding in their heart, con strain them to drop the weapons of war from their hands in the day of battle. "Bo Thou present, O God of Wisdom, and direct the councils of this honorable assembly; enable them to settle things on the best and surest foundation, that the scene of blood may be speedily closed that order, peace and harmony may be effectually restored and truth and Justice, religion and piety prevail and flourish among Thy people. Preserve the health of their bodies and the vigor of their minds. "Shower down upon them and the mil lions they here represent such temporal blessings as Thou seest expedient for them in the world and crown them with everlasting glory in the world to come. "All this we ask In Thy name and through the merits of Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Savior, Amen." NEARLY TWO-THIRDS FATAL Kecord of Bubonic Plague Cases at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 9. Bubonic plague totals to date are as follows: Veri fied cases, 90: deaths, 57: death rate, 63.3 per cent: discharged as cured, 22: remain ing under observation at the City and County Hosiiptal, 11; suspects under obser vation, 39. Motor Car Company Bankrupt. KANSAS CITY. Nov. 9. Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings were commenced In the Federal Court here tonight against the Kansas City Motor Car Company at the instance of F. E. Wear, president of the company and other creditors. The liabilities are 3050,000 and assets are given at $150,000. Dr. Reuben Thomas, Brookline. BOSTON. Nov. 9. Dr. Reuben Thomas, pastor of the Harvard Con gregational Church, in Brookline, known widely in Congregational cir cles In England as well as America, died suddenly of pleurisy at his homo in Brookline today "Am I going to marry my affinity, mad- am?" "Maybo you arm. mitre: but your first marriage will h to a htmhand.'' Judge. The Intelligent Thinker , makes fewer blunders than the man who plugs away "without thinking." The blunderer har to be corrected, supervised much of his work done over by himself or some one else. This takes time and, in business, tims certainly is mouey. The money used cm the man who does not "think intelligently" might be added to his salary in part, at least if he knew how to save it by always having a clear brain and putting money-making thought into his work. The character of food has a lot to do with a moneyma'king brain.'- made from wheat and barley by an expert, contains the phosphate of potash placed by Nature under the outer coat of these cereals; it combines with albumen in the blood and is elaborated into new, active brain cells.. The "Intelligent Thinker" needs this kind of food, and most of them know why. "There's a Reason" for BURLINGTON. Mass.. Nov. 9. (Spe cial.) When Constable Charles T. Boston reached the Stubbs cottage on Center street at 6:30 the other morn ing, in response to a call from George Stubbs, the occupant of the property, he found the lifeless body of Mrs. Sarah Higglns. 65 years old. lying In a hole in the ground, somewhat like a grave In shape, outside a straggling line of henhouses and distant five or six rods from the cottage. The woman's body was partially con cealed by remnants of burlap bagging, and her clothing was drenched as a result of exposure to the heavy rain of the night. Her face showed several bruises. After telephoning for the medical ex aminer. Dr. Harrison G. Blake, of Wo burn. Constable Boston summoned Wal ter W. Skejton, chairman of the board of selectmen, and in the presence of these two officials Mr. Stubbs told his version of the mysterious affair. He said he found the body of the woman, who for three yeare had acted as his housekeeper, in a sitting posi tion on the cellar stairs of the house at 11 o'clock Saturday night, and that he dragged the body to the spot where it was found. When asked why he moved the body from the shelter of the house an.d left It exposed to the storm for at least seven hours before notifying the au thorities, his only reply was that ho was so excited he did not know what ho was doing. Stubbs said later: "Mrs. Hlggins had lived here off and on about three years. The last time I saw her alive was Thursday noon at dinner. . When I came in Thursday night from the woods, where I had been chopping. she was not at -home, but that did not surprise me, as she was In the habit of 'flying the coop' frequently. Phe was addicted to drink, and this ex plained her absences. "Friday I again worked in the woods. and the house was empty on my return at night. Saturday I was cutting wood in the shed attached to the house all day. I saw nothing of her during this t;me. "About 11 o'clock Saturday night I started to go to the cellar to eet a mecs of potatoes. I left the Heated lamp in the front room, and unbolt ing the cellar door began to descend the steps. Near the foot I stumbled over an obstruction and was thrown headlong Into the cellar. Securing a lantern, I discovered Mrs. Hlgg'n- fit ting on the bottom step with her head leaning against the rough wall. The woman was dead. "I was startled and dazed. The bulk head door leading to the S'ard was nailed down. I broke the fastenings. and as quickly as I could manage it. having a wooden leg, I dragged the body to the yard, and across to the neighborhood of the henhouses. It rained in torrents and I covered the woman as well as I could. "I see now that I ought to have left the body where I found It, and at once notified the town officers, but I was so worked up with the excitement that I hardly knew what I was doing. "I had no hand In causing her death, and kno nothing of the circumstances in connection with it. "I believe that some one came here Thursday afternoon, and that In a drunken quarrel she was thrown down the cellar stairs, and that her as sailant bolted the door and left her to die." So far the offlclas have taken no steps looktg to connecting anyone with the crime. If crime there was. The disposition of the body by the man who says he discovered it in the cellar, its subsequent exposure to the driving storm of the night and the delay In calling attention to the tragic event have served to arouse popular excite ment, and in a large degree to cast the mantle of charity over the faults of the unfortunate woman who thus mys teriously perished. Kngagcment Announced. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Fields announce the engagement of their daughter. Zera Marie to George W. Wilson, of Portland. The wedding will take place late in November. E3 Grape-Nuts ALL THE "CLEVER" STYLES in RAINCOATS and OVERCOATS I . FOR MEN, YOUNG MEN AND BOYS May be found in our immense stock the largest in Portland Our PRICES are no higher than the ordinary sorts While the MAKE and FIT are superior Raincoats and Overcoats for Men $15 to $50 B F W fl"s J vTr1 ' .'If & m ' ' . '-'IIl ifPW ll f ' '.1 If V' '3 For Boys SELLING $5 to $20 Leading" Clothier I ED 1 05.2